Last 5 Days of L.Polyedra Detections in the SoCal Bight

Below is a plot showing the cells per liter of L. Polyedra from the last 8 weeks of in-situ samples taken in the Southern California Bight. The samples are taken by the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and the data is available here. The samples are taken at 4 locations: Scripps Pier, Newport Beach Pier, Santa Monica Pier and Stearns Wharf. These samples are taken at most once per week and a delay between sampling and data availability is expected.

Below is a map displaying the last 5 days of detected bioluminescent algal blooms off of the coast of Southern California as well as the HABMAP points where in-situ samples are taken. These blooms are detected using data from the JAXA GCOM/SGLI satelite and the methodology described here.

In the top right of the map there is a widget to control the displayed layers. Each layer represents a single day of detections

This map is updated daily.